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MANILA, Philippines—It’s a given that musical theater is where I am most at home. Playing make-believe in front of an audience, singing, dancing and running around on stage as part of a company of players just as comfortable as I am.

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LOS ANGELES—“SINCE THE THEME OF the film is truth, I wanted the actors to be truthful in what they say and how they say it,” Venice Filmfest-bound director Francis Xavier E. Pasion declared in our Q&A via e-mail with him about “Jay,” his debut feature which continues to earn acclaim for himself

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LOS ANGELES, California—Chris Chua, 29-year-old Filipino-American animator at Pixar Animation Studios, makes things look easy.

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MANILA, Philippines—Fil-Am H’wood star Rob Schneider: I never wanted to do another “Deuce Bigalow: American Gigolo” (he did a European version). On the other hand, I want to please the audience … and they seem to be enjoying it. (He’s back as a gigolo in “Big Stan.”)

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MANILA, Philippines--“Dobol Trobol” is not exactly the best work of Dolphy and Vic Sotto but their combined charisma is the film’s redeeming factor. Fritz Infante stole the show with his sassy portrayal of a sosi chef.

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